Tanezrouft 001 meteorite
Tanezrouft 001 is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as H5, that was found in Algeria in 1989. A total of 482 g was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Tanezrouft 001
- Classification
- H5
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- H
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1989
- Mass recovered
- 482 g
- Country
- Algeria
- Coordinates
- 25.3833° N, 0.5167° E
What is a chondrite?
Stony and primitive. Chondrites still carry mineral grains from the early solar system, often including chondrules. More about H chondrites.
Meteorites near Tanezrouft 001
- Tanezrouft 016 H5/6 · 2 km away
- Tanezrouft 012 H6 · 6 km away
- Tanezrouft 058 L6 · 6 km away
- Tanezrouft 015 H4-5 · 7 km away
- Tanezrouft 009 H4/5 · 7 km away
- Tanezrouft 003 H4 · 8 km away
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- Lewis Cliff 87276 Antarctica · 1987
- Yamato 86138 Antarctica · 1986
- Grove Mountains 050026 Antarctica · 2006
- Yamato 74148 Antarctica · 1974
- DOM 19006 Antarctica · 2019